What camera do you use for texture photos?

coldwolf

I'm looking for a new digital camera! Hurray! I used to only need it for generic stuff, but now I need it to get new texture photos as well... so besides something like stabilization, are there any features I should look out for in a new camera?

And what are you guys using?

Paul Jaquays

Lots of megapixels. The more data you can capture, the better.

Optical zoom.

sonic

Higher megapixels doesn't always mean higher quality.

http://blogs.smugmug.com/onethumb/2007/02/08/the-megapixel-myth-youre-getting-ripped-off/

Sites like Steves Digicams (I think thats the name) have reviews on every camera ever made. Just check for deals in local stores or on www.dealnews.com and look up a review on it. My GF has a 7.1mp Samsung that she got at Circuit City over Blackfriday for $120 and it rocks ass.

neolith

Canon EOS D

thomasp

pentax *istD here. basically just get one with a decent lens and options for shooting manually. wins over megapixels any day.

Ryno

Canon Digital Rebel XT.

I'd highly recommend something with at least 8 megapixels, and some manual controls. A digital SLR is probably your best bet. The Rebel XT is now a bargain, but if I had the money and didn't already have one, I'd probably go with a Nikon D70.

coldwolf

Most excellent, thanks guys. I'm runnin' on a budget so SLRs are out of the question unfortunately. I've found some pretty good deals, such as the Olympus Stylus 810 and the Norcent DC-1020.

Good call about the megapixels, sonic. Apparently it's the size of the image sensor (1/2.5 being "meh" with 1/1.8 and up being better), among other things, that really matter.